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Developing language in a developing body: genetic associations of infant gross motor behaviour and self‐care/symbolic actions with emerging language abilities

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Volume 67, Issue 1, Page 41-54, January 2026.
Background Mastering gross motor abilities in early infancy and culturally defined actions (e.g. self‐care routines) in late infancy can initiate cascading developmental changes that affect language learning. Here, we adopt a genetic perspective to investigate underlying processes, implicating either shared or “gateway” mechanisms, where the latter ...
Ellen Verhoef, Lucía de Hoyos, Fenja Schlag, Jeffrey van der Ven, Mitchell Olislagers, Philip S. Dale, Evan Kidd, Simon E. Fisher, Beate St Pourcain   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating the Effects of Valence, Arousal, Concreteness, and Humor on Words Unique to Singapore English. [PDF]

J Cogn
Siew CSQ, Chang F, Wong JJ.
europepmc   +1 more source

Exploring the Predictive Role of Lexical Stress Discrimination in the Phonological and Grammatical Skills of Teenagers With Down Syndrome

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, Volume 70, Issue 1, Page 48-57, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Temporal‐sampling theory suggests that lexical stress discrimination plays an important role in language disorders. This study explored whether this is also the case in Down syndrome (DS) and, particularly, whether lexical stress discrimination could contribute to accounting for the phonological and grammatical skills of teenagers ...
Elena López‐Riobóo, Pastora Martínez‐Castilla   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accelerando and crescendo in African penguin ecstatic display songs. [PDF]

Ann N Y Acad Sci
Hersh TA, Jadoul Y, Gamba M, Ravignani A, Favaro L.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Reading Comprehension in Aphasia: A Review of Research and Treatment

Language and Linguistics Compass, Volume 20, Issue 1, January/February 2026.
ABSTRACT Reading comprehension in people with aphasia (PWA) remains an underexplored area despite its critical importance for daily functioning. Aphasia often results in diverse reading deficits that impair the ability to process written input. These deficits are linked to damage in language and cognitive mechanisms, including working memory, attention,
Willem S. van Boxtel, Joshua D. Weirick
wiley   +1 more source

Uses of Linguistic Context in Speech Listening: Does Acquired Hearing Loss Lead to Reduced Engagement of Prediction? [PDF]

Ear Hear
Fernandez LB, Pickering MJ, Naylor G, Hadley LV.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Shallow Structure Hypothesis and Sentence Processing in a Second Language

Language and Linguistics Compass, Volume 20, Issue 1, January/February 2026.
ABSTRACT The Shallow Structure Hypothesis (SSH) has been highly influential in the study of adult second language (L2) acquisition. With respect to L2 sentence processing, the essential claim is that L2 speakers rely less on syntactic information and more on alternative sources of information (e.g., lexical semantics and discourse) than adult first ...
Kyle Swanson, A. Kate Miller
wiley   +1 more source

From "I dance" to "she danced" with a flick of the hands: Audiovisual stress perception in Spanish. [PDF]

Psychon Bull Rev
Rohrer PL, Bujok R, van Maastricht L, Bosker HR.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Metaphors and the Invention of Writing

Topics in Cognitive Science, Volume 18, Issue 1, Page 245-263, January 2026.
Abstract The foundation of ancient, invented writing systems lies in the predominant iconicity of their sign shapes. However, these shapes are often used not for their referential meaning but in a metaphorical way, whereby one entity stands for another.
Ludovica Ottaviano, Kathryn Kelley, Mattia Cartolano, Silvia Ferrara   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of subliminal emotional facial expressions on language comprehension as revealed by event-related brain potentials. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Rubianes M, Jiménez-Ortega L, Muñoz F, Drijvers L, Almeida-Rivera T, Sánchez-García J, Fondevila S, Casado P, Martín-Loeches M.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source